Alair MacLean

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    Including women in the draft would help tackle gender inequality in the US 

Including women in the draft would help tackle gender inequality in the US 

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Last month a government commission recommended that women register for selective service – the draft – for the first time. Alair Maclean writes that changes to who is able to serve in the armed forces is often an indication of wider social change. Including women in selective service registration, she argues, not only eliminates gender discrimination in the military, it also has the potential to further break down gender stereotypes […]

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    While veterans of World War II prospered, Vietnam veterans suffered economically after coming home.

While veterans of World War II prospered, Vietnam veterans suffered economically after coming home.

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By their nature military conflicts produce veterans, but all veterans do not have the same experiences when they come home; World War II veterans generally prospered after 1945, while Vietnam Veterans have often been viewed as being ‘damaged goods’. In new research, Alair MacLean examines the socioeconomic status of groups of veterans, finding that veterans of World War II […]

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